Banana-licious Snack Bread
Banana bread gone totally into the monkey zone! No added sweeteners...just the fruit!
Prep Time: 0:15
Total Time: 1:00
Servings: 20
Ingredients:
5 medium organic bananas (ripe, peeled and mashed)
1/2 cup Organic Valley Salted Butter (melted and cooled)
3 Organic Valley Grade A Extra Large Brown Eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3 cups flour (spelt or whole wheat)
2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon (or to taste)
1/2 cup walnuts (optional)
1/2 cup raisins, dried apricots, or cherries (optional)
Organic Valley Neufchatel Cheese (optional schmear)
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In a large mixing bowl, mash ripe (spots are okay) bananas until smooth. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt butter. Aloow the butter to cool and add to the banana mash.
With an electric mixer, whip banana/butter mixture and slowly add eggs, one at a time. Whip until fluffy. Add the vanilla extract.
In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon.
Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture and mix well until smooth. Add optional ingredients if desired.
Pour batter into 2 well buttered loaf pans and place into the preheated oven for 35-45 minutes. Check loaves after 25-30 minutes.
Remove from oven and allow to cook on baking racks prior to service.
Serving Suggestions:
Spread on some room-temperature butter or Organic Valley Neufchatel Cheese for a great snack!
Nutrition Info:
Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 111 Calories; 1g Fat (10.3% calories from fat); 3g Protein; 21g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 34mg Cholesterol; 200mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Fruit; 0 Fat.
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I added chocolate chips, yummy!
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really sounds good!!! I'm going to try it.
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I used ground almond flour I make myself instead of spelt/whole wheat flour. It's mine and my childs favorite recipe!
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the ingredients are so incredible. i can't wait to make the bread.
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love it and i am gonna try it
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My husband is a diabetic so this is just Great!!!
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Every thing was natural or organic. Made everything easy for my daughter
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Sounds really good! I will try it :)